Analysis Of Being Mary Jane Paul/Pauletta Patterson

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Being Mary Jane is a drama categorized series that airs on BET. There are currently three seasons and the fourth is said to be aired January 2018.It is about a successful black woman named Mary Jane Paul played my Gabrielle Union, and the problems she endures throughout her life. Mary Jane Paul struggles to get through problems with herself, family, friends, lovers. Being Mary Jane shows how Mary Jane Paul gets over her problems. Some of the problems that Mary Jane Paul/Pauletta Patterson face are actual problems that successful women period face in real life. Although the successful women in real life may not get over their problems the same way Mary Jane Paul/Pauletta Patterson did.
In Being Mary Jane Mary Jane Paul/Pauletta Patterson must

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